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I'm surprised that no one yet said anything about the 18M being a fake number. These guys do this all the time. They spend 10M and release to the press that it
by tucaz 15y ago
I'm surprised that no one yet said anything about the 18M being a fake number. These guys do this all the time. They spend 10M and release to the press that it was 20M.
I work(ed) for more than one company that uses this strategy. The whole idea is to get everyone to think that you are bigger than you really are.
Of course one can spend 18M on a bad project, but you guys covered it already...
- dotjosh 15y agoThis is exactly it. Not to mention all of the "internal" resources/time they put into that number. I also imagine they did an overhaul of their internal booking system, and possibly increased full-time staff (project managers, support, and sales staff) to handle the new demand.